Saturday 2nd May 2026

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Oxford Mutual Aid re-opens after month-long closure

Oxford Mutual Aid (OMA) has reopened after a month-long closure due to “emergency repairs” at the hall they operate out of, which the charity described as “the longest closure period OMA has ever seen”.

Local election manifestos published as student candidates contest key wards

The Labour Party, the Green Party and the Liberal Democrats have released their manifestos ahead of the upcoming Oxford City Council elections, as a number of current and recent University of Oxford students contest seats across the city.

Carl Benjamin disinvited from Oxford Union amid backlash from FemSoc and IHH

On Thursday, the Oxford Union held a debate on the motion ‘This House Believes That Being British is a ‘Birthright’, Not a Choice’. Carl Benjamin, who had been scheduled to speak, was disinvited from the event shortly before it took place. 

Second Oxfordshire Patriots protest this term met with counterprotesters

The Oxfordshire Patriots held a demonstration last Saturday in the city centre outside the Oxfordshire County Council offices. They were met by counter-protestors from Oxford Stand Up To Racism (OSUTR).

Nearly half of Britons are ‘Next Generation Users’

Oxford Internet Institute find that nearly 50% of Britons access the internet on the move.

All Souls in library dispute

Kensal Rise library faces closure as ownership may pass back to All Souls

Sainsbury wins Cambridge Chancellorship

Ex-supermarket mogul wins a hard fought competition involving Brian Blessed, a local shopkeeper, and a socialist QC

Gaming linked to dementia

Baroness Greenfield warns against the possibility of neurological problems developing in young people

Wahoo imposes new dress code

Oxford club bans hooded tops, sportswear and steel toe capped shoes

Anti-trafficking flash mob take over Cornmarket

An OxCAT-organised protest against human trafficking and forced prostitution took place on Tuesday

New kebab vendor in town centre

A kebab shop is due to open near Lava Ignite this month

Balliol student in Henry IV

Henry Faber will play Prince John of Lancaster in the feature-length BBC2 adaptation

Student loans for post-grads

Oxford Vice Chancellor applauds suggestion of government loans for graduate students

Fire in Christ Church

Students and staff forced to evacuate and one staircase left temporarily uninhabitable

The Lodge strip club reopening

'Gentlemen's Club' to open in November with a licence for full nudity and lap-dancing

Mixed response to Jack Wills deal

Jack Wills to kit out Oxbridge Varsity Rugby

Keble History book finally finished

Chapter closed as a history book 61 years in the making is published

Brasenose Ball loss fiasco continues

Emergency motion passed by the JCR to pay £4000 towards losses

Sexual assault in Cowley

One woman attacked in Rose Hill and another groped in Bravissimo

Break in at Hugh’s

Two laptops, a watch, a phone and a pencil sharpener amongst the stolen possessions

OUSU back Muslim prayer room

OUSU unanimously passes motion to give support to the general idea of having a prayer room for Muslims

Oxford climbs Times rankings

Latest figures show that Oxford is the world’s 4th best university, with Cambridge in 6th position

Hugh’s in booze walkout

St Hugh's JCR vote unanimously to boycott formal hall in protest at new alcohol restrictions

Varsity Trip sold out in record time

3,200 places sold in less than six hours on biggest university ski trip to date

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